Leeds United defender Maximilian Wober has withdrawn from international duty with Austria.
The Whites ace has suffered a muscle injury and will return to Elland Road on Sunday.
The Austrian FA confirmed the news on their Twitter feed.
“Ralf Rangnick will have to do without Maximilian Wober in the game against Estonia (27.03.),” they wrote.
“Who sustained a muscle injury on the back of his thigh (left) against Azerbaijan.
“He will leave the team quarters in Windischgarsten tomorrow and return to his club.”
Wober started for Austria in Friday’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Azerbaijan at Linz’s Raiffeisen Arena.
However, the Leeds ace had to come off on the half-hour mark, Stefan Posch taking his place.
Heute – via Sport Witness – reported that Wober had sustained a muscle injury on the back of his left thigh.
At this stage, the severity of the Whites defender’s injury is unclear.
However, the fact he has dropped out of the Austria squad and is returning to Leeds is a cause for concern.
Wober has been a regular for the Whites since his January move from RB Salzburg.
The 25-year-old has made 13 appearances for Leeds, including 10 in the Premier League.
Leeds will hope Wober’s injury isn’t severe as they continue to battle relegation.
Austria are next in action on Monday night, when they face Estonia at the Raiffeisen Arena.
Leeds then return to action on Saturday 1 April in arguably the toughest fixture of the season.
Javi Gracia’s charges head to the Emirates Stadium to face table-topping Arsenal.
Nine teams are actively battling relegation, with 12th-placed Crystal Palace just three points above the bottom three.
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